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“All of the YESes”

When you think of "perfectly adorable ice cream shop with quirky toys, live music, and a fun staff" you might think of B&J, but pull it back a notch and lets stay local. Go to Emack and Bolios. Although slightly expensive, its worth every penny. You can play games, listen to music, make jokes with...read more

When you think of "perfectly adorable ice cream shop with quirky toys, live music, and a fun staff" you might think of B&J, but pull it back a notch and lets stay local. Go to Emack and Bolios. Although slightly expensive, its worth every penny. You can play games, listen to music, make jokes with the staff. And every kid...
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After a nice little Thai dinner next door at Sweet Basil last Friday night Wife and I were in mood for something sweet. We saw lights on and decided to give this a try. This was my first time there. Interesting Place. A folk singer was playing in back (C-), Kids were running all over the place (F) so the...
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This is THE PLACE for unbelievable ice cream, hot drinks authentic old-fashioned toys, ice cream cakes, and REAL egg-cream (and more!!!) What a treasure this place is. You usually have to go to NYC, Boston or Cape Cod for a quaint and outstanding shop like this. A real Albany treasure. You've got to go, you wont regret it!!!!

We stopped in for some ice cream and milkshakes. Flavor choices are large. Serving size is ample. And milkshakes are wonderful. We certainly recommend a visit to this and other merchants on Delaware ave.

I am not a huge fan of ice cream, but if I want some, this is the only place I go. Okay, Stewarts too... What I like best about Emack and Bolio's though is that I can get something other than ice cream and it's still really good. And I love their outdoor seating! I actually don't think I've ever...
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We started the evening out by going to Sweet Basil, which is a Thia food restaurant next to Emack and Bolio's. Great meal there (see review). While eating at Sweet Basil we watch a family of 7 walking into E&B's and come back out with a huge...I mean HUGE...bowl of ice cream, like a Sundae. They all just split the...
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You will love the variety of ice cream, the choices of cones are to die for. There's lots of other chocolates and candies to choose from too. A fun place, your children will be in ice cream heaven. LOL Go outside and listen to the live music on a warm summer night. Great night, thank you!

We walked down from the Spectrum after a movie on a beautiful Friday evening. We enjoyed our yummy ice cream and some live music in the side courtyard. This was a very nice ending to a fun night on Delaware Avenue.

Really fun flavors with good things mixed in. But I don't find the taste to be superior to that of, say, a particular convenience store ice cream. The service is awesome and the location is pretty awesome too. I like to go just because it is fun to hang out.

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